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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that all railroad retirement benefits are exempt from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that all railroad retirement benefits are exempt from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and that any such benefits sequestered under the presidential order of November 20, 1987, should be restored.

Introduced: December 9, 1987 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Jan 21, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
Dec 9, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 9, 1987
Introduced in House
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that railroad retirement benefits are exempt from reduction under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) and that supplemental annuities payable under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and sequestered under a specified presidential order should be restored.

What's happening now January 21, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Dec 18, 1987
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Dec 18, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 227: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that all railroad retirement benefits are exempt from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and that any such benefits sequestered under the presidential order of November 20, 1987, should be restored.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-227/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 227: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that all railroad retirement benefits are exempt from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and that any such benefits sequestered under the presidential order of November 20, 1987, should be restored.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-227/.
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H. Con. Res. 227, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-227/.
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[H. Con. Res. 227: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that all railroad retirement benefits are exempt from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and that any such benefits sequestered under the presidential order of November 20, 1987, should be restored.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-227/)
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